How much is a half bottle of wine? I'd pay $16 for a good barleywine at a nice restaurant. Yea you can brew it for less, but you can't slump your keg into the restaurant. Yea restaurant markup sucks, but its just something you have to live with, or don't eat out.

I've easily paid over $20 for a 750ml of belgian beer, and that's half the ABV of a good barleywine. Can't see how paying $16 for a barleywine is any worse than paying $30 for a bottle of wine, which many people do without blinking an eye.

Considering you could brew it yourself for maybe 80 cents a glass I thought it was kind of funny.

This makes me laugh. I love how differently beer geeks think than wine connoisseurs. If a wine guy sees $16 for a fine well-crafted wine, they think there must be something wrong with it. If a beer guy sees a $16 bottle of fine well-crafted beer they try to brew it themselves.

BMC has really tainted the perception of value in beer. Beer is cheap, even the expensive stuff, as long as there isn't a dead squirrel involved.

Agreed. A great beer is worth the price. Since I've only been brewing for about 3-4 months now I'm still marveling at my ability to brew up beer better than most I used buy and cheaper.

I sampled an IPA at dinner that I honestly felt was nowhere near as good as my Simcoe Double. I actually tried to order 12 oz of "hopslam" for $12, but they were sold out. Really enjoyed the Three Floyd's Alpha King Ale at this place as well as the shrimp, pineapple, bacon and Jalepeno pizza.